The Golden Age of Basketball

The first victory came quite smoothly. Although the Blazers encountered a counterattack from the Pistons in the second quarter, the loophole was blocked soon after Gan Guoyang came on the court, and the Pistons had nothing to do with Gan Guoyang. They double-teamed ahead of time. For an inside player like Gan Guoyang, the traces of illegal defense are a bit too obvious. For one-on-one defense, both Bill Lambiel and Rick Mahon have nothing to do with Gan Guoyang.

Daly also tried to use Dennis Rodman to entangle Gan Guoyang, which worked in the regular season, but apparently Gan Guoyang had a way to deal with it in the finals. Rodman was beaten to shame by Gan Guoyang, Gan Guoyang didn't fight Rodman at all, but directly received the ball and shot immediately, no matter inside or in the middle distance, the result is that Gan Guoyang's progress depends on his own hand, and it doesn't make any difference whether Rodman defends or not.

However, in the fourth quarter, Daly tried again to let John Sally mark Gan Guoyang, and the effect was good. Walked a victory.

In this game, the Pistons' loss was obviously due to lack of preparation, or Chuck Daly was a little overconfident. He believed that with the strength of the Pistons, they had a chance to fight until the last moment, because the Pistons' key goal The ability is stronger than the Blazers. They have more experience, and their attack points are more dispersed and balanced. Both Isiah Thomas and Joe Dumars are big-hearted players, and the only one that the Blazers can really rely on at critical moments is Gan Guoyang. , Gan Guoyang's key ball ability is also very strong, but as an inside player, he has a natural flaw, that is, it is difficult to catch the ball.

But Daly still misjudged Gan Guoyang's ability to take away opponents in a wave in the third quarter. His powerful scoring explosive power plus defensive field control ability, as well as the combination of Drexler, Porter, Sabonis and other strong players, let The situation was instantly out of balance, and Chuck Daly now also realized why the Lakers, who were inextricably fighting against the Pistons last season, would lose 1:4 to the Trail Blazers this season. It may be 4:0, the Blazers' offensive power is really terrifying.

As for the Trail Blazers, Adelman is very satisfied with the team's performance. It should be said that the Trail Blazers are in a [-]% state in the finals, especially when they crossed the Lakers and allowed the players to cross the psychological barrier. Guan, a season of running-in, a season of ups and downs, finally let the Blazers' lineup play to the extreme, the chemical reaction between the players, the tacit cooperation, have reached the best.

However, no one dared to relax. After the first game, all the Trail Blazers came to the training hall early in the morning for training. No one was relaxed, and Adelman also arrived earlier than usual. For an hour, I was like a tyrant in training, yelling at every player who made a mistake, and none of the players who were yelled complained.

After training in the evening, no one went to bars or nightclubs. They all went home early to rest and get ready to participate in the second game of the finals tomorrow.

Gan Guoyang also returned home early and did not choose to practice more. After returning home, the first thing he did was to take out the phone book, find a number, pick up the phone and dial a number.

"Hi, I'm Michael Jordan, please say."

"It's me, Gan."

Gan Guoyang’s call was to Jordan. Long before the start of the division finals, the two had often talked on the phone, and they had agreed on the phone that they would fight for the finals. It was just that the Bulls, who had created miracles in the first two rounds, ended up losing again. At the feet of the Pistons, Michael Jordan could only sit at home and watch Gan Guoyang show off his prowess in the finals.

When Jordan heard Gan Guoyang calling, he sneered at him first, and asked Gan Guoyang if he came to show off to him. Gan Guoyang understood Jordan's thoughts. He knew that Jordan must feel very uncomfortable seeing him perform well in the finals. Gan Guoyang himself has tasted this kind of taste. He was reimbursed in 86, and fell in the Western Conference Finals in 1988 and could only watch TV at home. He was deeply touched.

"Okay Michael, I just want to ask you some questions. When you played against the Pistons, you also won the first game and won the third game, but why did you lose three games in a row? Of course, I I don't want to laugh at you, I don't need that, I just want to know, what is the strength of the piston?"

When Gan Guoyang mentioned the Eastern Conference finals, Jordan was a little angry. At that time, they led 2:1, especially in the third game. The Bulls were still behind by more than ten points in the fourth quarter, but under Jordan's leadership, the Bulls Little by little, they got closer to the score, and finally relied on Jordan's key hitting jumper at the last moment, and they won the Pistons 99:97.

It's just that at the back, the Pistons seemed to have opened up, and they went to three cities in a row without giving the Bulls a chance.

"Emotions, let me tell you a key issue. Emotions, they are masters at playing with emotions. If you fall into the emotional trap they designed, then you don't have to do anything. Of course, what I'm talking about now is light , but really trying to put up with them in the game... it was really hard. Of course you guys played great in the first game and you were not bad, but that's because your teammates were better and your home fans were crazy, Put those guys in Detroit down."

Jordan’s words are all his own personal experience. Gan Guoyang has also heard about the Pistons’ ability to provoke the opponent’s emotions and eventually make the opponent unable to perform at a normal level. However, this is the first time the two teams meet in the playoffs. Not so calculating.

Moreover, Jordan also said that the madness of the home fans and the lack of preparation of the Pistons themselves have kept their momentum suppressed by the Blazers. Lambiel, Mahon and others tried to disturb the mood of the Blazers with small actions and malicious fouls, but it did not work. Great effect.

"I understand that we won't be provoked so easily. I am a gentleman player who is civilized and polite." Gan Guoyang said to Jordan with a smile.

"If you're civilized and polite, then Lambiel is a fucking model citizen! Might even run for president!"

The two chatted on the phone for a long time, until Wang Fuxi came over and took Gan Guoyang's ears and asked him to go back to his room to take a shower and sleep.

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In the second game, the Blazers, who were facing an enemy, continued to face the Pistons in the Memorial Stadium. The fans were still crazy, and Xiao Enli's commentary was still so passionate. As soon as they stepped into the arena, Gan Guoyang and his teammates I feel that there is a huge motivation, even if the opposing team is an All-Star team, they have the confidence to pull their opponents down.

The process of the game was exactly the same as the first game. The Pistons tried to suppress the Blazers in the opening game, but their offensive touch was not so good. Gan Guoyang still firmly controlled the backcourt rebounds and became the engine of the Blazers' fast break.

In the first quarter, the Blazers went crazy again. This time it was Drexler who was crazy. Joe Dumars could limit Drexler's performance in positional warfare, but once he entered a fast offense, Dumars Mass's legs and feet can't keep up with the glider, not to mention that Drexler has always been a "superstar in the first quarter". With the support of Gan Guoyang's backcourt rebounds, Drexler scored 14 points in the first quarter, opening up The Raptors once again led the Pistons by a big score.

As a result, the Pistons entered the game rhythm of "digging and filling holes" again. With the experience of dealing with the Pistons after taking the lead in the previous game, this time Adelman continued the strategy of the previous game. Playing, I would rather let the Pistons recover some points, and then Gan Guoyang will play again to put pressure on the Pistons.

Only this time, Daly started to defend Gan Guoyang with Sally and Rodman, two long-handed and flexible players. , Gan Guoyang has always been annoying.

However, Gan Guoyang still adjusted his state in time. He made full use of his strength, asked for the ball in a deeper position, and scored in a more aggressive way. The game became more and more fierce, but the Blazers maintained a lead of more than 10 points .

In the fourth quarter of the fierce battle, the Pistons launched a final counterattack. They once approached the score to only 3 points, but the three-pointers at the critical moment of Terry Porter and Paxson completely ruined the hope of the Pistons. Another victory at home.

The Blazers just led 2:0 with a big score, and the championship seems to be close at hand.